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Bet365 false start costs €30m, earns place on Romanian blacklist

October 17, 2015

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In early July the government of Romania published a list of 48 online betting operators it had blacklisted. Now, according to reports in major niche media, Bet365 and bwin.party have been added to the list. Bot...

U.S. casinos want a piece of the fast-growing fantasy sports pie

Kim M

October 1, 2015

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This year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the industry’s biggest trade show that began last week in Las Vegas is all abuzz with talk of fantasy sports, the business that’s gowning exponentially, but whose action re...

NetEnt games go Live in U.S. for first time

Lars Jones

September 30, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Licensing, New Jersey

Online mega-star Net Entertainment is now offering their games to players situated within the borders of New Jersey in their first ever launch within the United States. The company signed licensing agreements w...

Wynn Interactive takes back online license application in New Jersey

Alex Lanter

September 24, 2015

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More than a decade has passed since casino mogul Steve Wynn had left Atlantic City for the more prosperous Las Vegas. Three years ago he considered to return to New Jersey and enter its online gambling market, ...

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

Kim M

September 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, MLB, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Massachusetts

An abundance of radio and television ads on Boston’s airwaves from Boston-based DraftKings, that has received investments from Fox Sports, MLB, the NHL and Major League Soccer, may have precipitated a review by...

New Jersey congressmen pushes for reexamination of sports betting

Kim M

September 22, 2015

NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, MLB, World Casino News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A congressman involved in the effort to bring Las Vegas style sports betting to New Jersey said on Monday that the recent hike in fantasy sports offerings promising players big payouts may help to refocus atten...

Fantasy Sports to lobby Florida lawmakers

Kim M

September 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Mobile gaming, Florida, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Licensing

The $70 billion fantasy football market may be adding Florida to what is anticipated to be a growing list of states that are examining their respective gambling laws, and determining that the activity is a game...

Daily fantasy sports could burst into the limelight this season

Kim M

September 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing

With an estimated 57 million people participating in fantasy sports this year, the leagues and now daily fantasy sports (DFS) have taken sports betting into the stratosphere, and leading the industry in daily’s...

Whopping $93b in illegal sports betting this season says AGA

Kim M

September 12, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Illegal Bookmaking, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Nevada

Football fans will place an estimated $93 billion in illegal bets on NFL and college football games this season with Nevada sports books seeing only $2 billion of legal betting action, according to new estimate...

Australian PM orders review of 2001 online gaming law

Kim M

September 2, 2015

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A review of the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) by Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was ordered by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot on Tuesday, as reported by The Australian. Potentially leading ...

Nevada Gaming Control Board legal analysis of Daily Fantasy Sports ongoing

Kim M

August 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Nevada

This fall, Nevada, which is the king of gaming scrutiny, could lead the way to the regulation of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the U.S., and subsequently impact the future of the activity - depending upon the r...

NMi accredited by PAGCOR

Alex Lanter

August 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Licensing, Philippines

NMi announced on its website on August 25, 2015 that it was given accreditation by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to perform offline and online games testing. The Gaming Licensing a...

DraftKings’ CEO Says “absolutely not” adding a sportsbook to its overseas expansion

Kim M

August 21, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, United Kingdom

Opening a sportsbook won’t be part of daily fantasy site DraftKings broad range of overseas expansion plans according to its Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins who said, “We know what we do, and that’s daily ...

Conservative Judicial Watch sues DOJ over 2011 opinion that online gambling is legal

Kim M

August 20, 2015

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The Department of Justice’s 2011 revision of the scope of the Wire Act of 1961 is under scrutiny by Judicial Watch, who has filed a federal lawsuit seeking documents pertaining to the ruling. The lawsuit fil...

Research predicts 1 in 10 adults worldwide will engage online gambling by 2019

D. Graham

August 19, 2015

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Juniper Research, an international investments analyst firm focused in the mobile and digital tech sectors, and headquartered in the UK, has released research forecasting more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide will...

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Bet365 false start costs €30m, earns place on Romanian blacklist

U.S. casinos want a piece of the fast-growing fantasy sports pie

NetEnt games go Live in U.S. for first time

Wynn Interactive takes back online license application in New Jersey

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

New Jersey congressmen pushes for reexamination of sports betting

Fantasy Sports to lobby Florida lawmakers

Daily fantasy sports could burst into the limelight this season

Whopping $93b in illegal sports betting this season says AGA

Australian PM orders review of 2001 online gaming law

Nevada Gaming Control Board legal analysis of Daily Fantasy Sports ongoing

NMi accredited by PAGCOR

DraftKings’ CEO Says “absolutely not” adding a sportsbook to its overseas expansion

Conservative Judicial Watch sues DOJ over 2011 opinion that online gambling is legal

Research predicts 1 in 10 adults worldwide will engage online gambling by 2019

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